Hello, I found this board for sale locally and it looks like a decent one to grab. The person is selling it for a deceased friend and therefore doesn't know what it is (and neither do I). So I was wondering if you guys could tell me what it is and how much to offer for it. They are also selling 15 sails, 4 masts, 3 booms and other miscellaneous equipment.

http://www.windancing.com/phpBB/download/file.php?id=69&sid=0d31425afa8bc0333c9c6c17ddcf4b10

1. Gaastra Sails Racefoil 7.2 Blue & Green Luff 15'9 Boom 7'6
2. Pink/yellow/clear 10'5 - no markings
3. RAF Wave 5.4 Mast 515 Booms 180 58Sq Ft Neil Pryde Sails
4. Windsurfing Hawaii Size 58 Sq Ft Boom 5'9 Luff 15'9
5. Gaastra sails green & blue, Speed foil 6.3
6. RAF Fun 4.9 needs mending along seem, boom 150cm, mst 450cm
7. Waverly sails 5.4 RAF wave, Mast 515, Boom 180, 58 Sqft
8. Ultimate slalom 3.9sq m, aerotech yellow and pink in big bag
9. gaastra sails slalom foil 3.2, L 11'10, B 4'7
10. Neil Pryde Raf Spirit 5.4 L 15'5, B5'5
11. Waadell Mono Slalom 5.3 Blue and clear
12 Made in Poland Pink, Yellow and black pacific sails Kevelar reinforced. Line A.1, Area 4.0, B 150, L 395
13. 6.4 Speedfoil Pro L16'1 B6'3, Gaastra Sails
14. B& White 5.9 no other labels
15. Hi Fly 6.5sq m 69 sq ft, M15', B 8/2 multi color

1. Grey NVS North Vario Systems North Sails Dynamic Speed AL75 length 220. Measured at 183inches
1a - looks like it pairs w/ #1 - NVS Yellow Special Wave top Guaranteed until 1990
2. Grey2 - 13Ft, notes on mast - 3.9 IT-130-G-S, written w/ sharpie C.M.S
3. Slalom Carbon 1.P Contant Flex 4.65M 2kg Din 7.3/7.4 World cup series high performance Ultra profile sales
4. Silver 12' - no markings/info

Thanks.

Hi,

Its a Mistral Stinger which I think was a wave/slalom board from the early to mid 90s. Not a bad board but like anything of that era, not worth that much. Perhaps a fair value is about $100 to $150 though it looks like its in good condition.

All those sails are probably not worth that much though there are so many that they are worth something.

What its all worth depends on what you are interested in. If you are looking for new gear then its worthless. If you are happy sailing older gear then its worth something, maybe a couple of hundred dollars.

Old gear isn't worth all that much and in that way old windsurfing gear is like old computer gear, basically you buy it to use and if you don't, its a really bad way to spend money.

Thanks a lot, Mobydisc, I will see if I can get it for around that price. I feel it would be a huge upgrade from the plastic covered long board I am now using that is from the 80s.

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Mobydisc said...
Old gear isn't worth all that much and in that way old windsurfing gear is like old computer gear, basically you buy it to use and if you don't, its a really bad way to spend money.

Reminds me I've got some stuff I need to sell...

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marty254 said...

Thanks a lot, Mobydisc, I will see if I can get it for around that price. I feel it would be a huge upgrade from the plastic covered long board I am now using that is from the 80s.

If thats your situation then all this gear will be great and you will have fun. You may want to get a bigger board too.

Offer them $250 and it will be a good buy for you.